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Why do they call us “Blah-vue”? Is Bellevue really “blah”?

The weather may be blah sometimes, creating the blahs for some people, but it bothers me when people refer to Bellevue as “Blahvue or even “Belle-void”, or “Swell-vue”.

Photo by Trisha Nerney

I’ve heard it…there’s no denying it. Time and again people refer to Bellevue as Blahvue, among other names. They make fun of us, yes “they” do. Those non Bellevue dwelling foiks.

What gives? With everything being relative, who’s to judge what’s blah, or not?

In defense of Bellevue, it’s newer than Seattle and some other outlying areas, which means Bellevue does not have the edgy, older urban vibe complete with bad roads and panhandlers. But it is beautiful and has a thriving downtown business core.

We don’t have a Space Needle (remember the ad for moving it to Moses Lake?) or a Paramount Theatre or a Pike Market. Does that make us blah? I think not.Bellevue is not exactly dead.

Sunday afternoon in Bellevue

We have Microsoft which moved from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington January 1, 1979.

The city is alive with activity any day of the week. Sundays are busy days in Bellevue due to all the things there are to do. The Bellevue Art Museum, Rosalie Whyel Doll Museum, movie theaters, lectures, sports events, fashion shows, shopping, dining.
Yesterday I went into both downtown Bellevue and East Bellevue to the Crossroads Mall. Both places were bustling with people.
Heck, we even read the Stranger.

Stranger display on Bellevue Way

Photo courtesy Trisha-Margaret Collection

Maybe others are jealous of us, the young, pretty trophy wife city. The fresh, clean air, the successful people who enjoy the vibrant cache’ that Bellevue offers. Not to mention the exceptional schools for their kids.
Why should that make Bellevue blah?

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